Improved sad-iron



W. WEBSTER;

SAD IRON.

No, 106,524 Pa -tented Aug. 1 18-70 N. PETERS, Phofu-Lilhogmpher. Washington. D. c.

dished fitters gaunt can;

WILLIAM WEBSTER, on WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.-

' Letters Patent No. 106,524, dated August 16, 1870.

IMPROVED SAD-IRON.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM Wnnsrnn, of WashintonOity, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia, have invented a new andimproved Sad- Iron; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being bad 'to the accompanying drawing and to the letters and figures marked therein.

My invention relates to flator sad-irons, and consists in constructing the iron and its handle in two separate parts, in such manner that they can be readily taken apart while the iron is heating and put together when the same is hot, the object being to keep thehandle cool, shield the hand from the heat of the iron, and to enable the same handle to be used on difi'erent irons. I e

In the accompanying drawing- Figure, l'repr'esentsa side elevation of the iron with thehandlc attached and locked in position;

Figure-ms a plan or top ,view of the same,'with part of the handle removed;

Figure 3 is a view of the underside of the base of the handleor hand-shield;

Figure 4 is a front view of fig. 1, taken on the line a: x; and

' shields the hand from the heat of the same, It is provided with feet, (I d (I, which are the only portions of it which come in contact with the iron. The sides of the base are cut away so as to form an air-chamber between it and the iron, and to admit of the passage of air between ,the same.

E is a square aperture in the base D, up through which the T- shaped plug passes when the handle is put on the iron. 7

F is a sliding catch, riveted to the base D.

G is a hood, covering the head of the plug B, to

shield the hand from the same.

a is a tooth running'along the top of the iron, designed to till up the grooved in the.under side of the base D, and hold the same in its proper lateral position. a The operation of my invention is as follows The iron A being heated to the proper degree for smoothing, the sliding catch F is moved to one side, as shown by the dotted lines in fig. 2. The base I) is-then placed over the iron, so that the plug B will pass up through its aperture E, and the tooth aoccupy its slot (1'.

The'entire handle is then moved forward, so as to 7 bring the hind shoulder of the plug'B up over and against the foot 0 of the leg 0. The sliding catch F is t-lien'moved back into position, so that its foot f i will come under thefront shoulder of the plug B, and thereby lock the handle to the iron.

The distance between the handle 0 and the ii onis such that the sliding catch F can be manipulated by the fingers, while thehand clasps "the handle 0.

The interior-of the under side of the base I) may be lined with felt, or some other non-conducting substance, if desired, as shown by the dotted lines-g in fid. 1

The handle 0 is made hollow, to admit of thefree passage of air, to keep the same cool; if 'preferred, it

may be filled with some non-conducting substance, o r it can be filled with sponge, and then filled with water, or filled entirely with water, and corked, which can be renewed as often as it becomes warm.

Shouldthe entire handle become too warm. to use,

it can be removed from the iron and dipped in water, and cooled instantaneously.

h is a cork, forming a non-conducting cap for the pillarof the catch F.

'1) p are stoppers cast on the upper portionof the base D, to preventthe catch F being slidout of position.

It will be noticed that irons constructed as herein shown will require no more. dressing than the ordinary flat-iron, and that the ordinary ironcan be al tered to fit a handle made as herein shown, one of which will fit almost any sized iron now used.

Having thus'fully described nature and operation of my invention, i

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

The flat-iron A, when provided with the T--shaped plug B and tooth agar-ranged as shown, and connecting with the tubular handle 0 .by means of the base 1), foot 0', and sliding catch F, in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing sad-iron, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of May,

1870. WM. WEBSTER.

- Witnesses:

Geo. W. MCGILL, Joan W. MOGILL. 

